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  • Armenian Fm: Stepanakert Airport Is For Civilian Purposes

    ARMENIAN FM: STEPANAKERT AIRPORT IS FOR CIVILIAN PURPOSES

    TERT.AM
    20:42 ~U 06.02.13

    Photo by Photolur

    Armenia's foreign minister has responded to European parliamentarians'
    concerns over the Azerbaijani authorities' threats to shoot down the
    civilian planes flying from the Stepanakert airport.

    In comments to the information-analytical website News.am, Edward
    Nalbandian said the issue has not been politicized by the Armenian
    side, adding that the airport should serve only civilian and
    humanitarian purposes.

    His full comments are below:

    "If those above mentioned two-three parliamentarians are genuinely
    concerned about the negotiation process, then they should have at
    least been interested in it, they should have been acquainted with the
    approaches of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs. Specifically on this
    issue the Co-Chairs have on numerous occasions urged the sides to
    reject any threat or use of force against civil aircrafts and that the
    airport opening issue should not be politicized. But who is
    threatening? Azerbaijan. Who is politicizing? Azerbaijan and those who
    by the latter's incitements are making these kinds of statements."

    If these parliamentarians are genuinely concerned about the security
    and stability in the region, then why have not they ever expressed any
    concerns about the bellicose rhetoric, warmongering policies of
    Azerbaijan, about its provocative actions? What was their reaction
    about the notorious Safarov deal? Those same parliamentarians were
    either silent or were even justifying Azerbaijan, when the whole world
    was unequivocally condemning Baku.

    Why are those parliamentarians behaving like this? I think the answer
    to this question we, as well as they themselves know very well.

    Our position on this issue is very clear: Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia
    have never politicized and do not politicize the opening of the
    Stepanakert airport. The airport in Stepanakert is only for civilian
    and humanitarian purposes.

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